June 2009 Archives

The Daily Skywatch was a much loved facet of this blog, but it was extremely difficult to keep up and still write the variety and quality of other articles that my readers have come to expect and look forward to.  It was clear to me that I couldn't keep it up and still have time to support myself with other ventures, so I need to monetize it in some way. 

The first few days of July offers a powerful array of planetary aspects and is likely to be a fairly intense period even though it lasts only for a day or two.  Venus and Mercury are both active, with Venus in a challenging square aspect to the Big Three (Jupiter, Chiron and Neptune) and a harmonious sextile to Uranus, and Mercury is in a harmonious trine to the Big Three and in a challenging square to Uranus.  The combination of challenging and harmonious aspects with all of these planets involved suggest an activation and a radical turning point (Uranus) of the transformational Triple Conjunction and the way we view our relationship to our own inner world and subconscious mind (Triple Conjunction).  Mercury helps us to process these experiences through the mind and intellect, and Venus brings the process into our relationships and the way we feel about ourselves and our place in the world.  

This powerful influence will have subsided by the 3rd, at which point Mercury will enter the emotional sign of Cancer.  Mercury can be reactive in Cancer, and for the next month or so watch for emotions to rule the mind.  This will be particularly true because Mercury is moving into position to oppose Pluto on the 4th which will create additional intensity in the mental reams.  This can manifest in a powerful focus that we can use in our work, or for a few days it might create a bit of fear that our emotional security (Cancer) will be compromised.  

Another fast-moving but difficult cycle overlaps here with a square of Mars (aggression and drive) to the Triple Conjunction.  Mars is impatient and can create irritation to nerves that are already sensitized by the occurrences of the previous few days.  Between July 4th and the 7th or so, be prepared to handle the surge of energy that is likely to affect you, particularly if the Triple Conjunction is already affecting your chart.  This is a good time to plan some exercise or enjoyable physical activity so that the energy can be channeled properly.  

by Lynn Hayes

When the outer planets appear to change direction from our perspective here on earth, we call that "retrograde."  Jupiter, Chiron, Neptune, and Pluto are all retrograde now, and Uranus will turn retrograde tomorrow.  You can read more about that in this post from earlier this week.

A report on consumer confidence in the US that is out today reveals that confidence of the average consumer dropped in May, driven largely by job fears.  Saturn changed direction in May - it had been retrograde since December of 2008.  In mid-May Saturn slowed down to a crawl in preparation for its retrograde turn, adding a reality check to the thrill ride of the conjunction of Jupiter to Neptune that was moving into position back in April.  The combination of Jupiter and Neptune can take us into Never-Neverland, the very place the Saturn seeks to keep us away from.

I was anticipating a significant reversal in the stock market when Uranus turned retrograde but I wasn't sure which direction we would head in.  It appears that we might be headed into the negative territory in light of today's news and the fact that Mercury is square to Saturn right now where there is a tendency for the mind (Mercury) to follow the negative course (Saturn).  It's a good time to sit tight and not make any radical or sudden decisions until it's obvious that the course is clear.

 

by Lynn Hayes

by Lynn Hayes.  This is written for Eastern time zone - please adjust accordingly for your own part of the world.  You can see the positions of today's planets here 

Tune in tomorrow for the latest installment of Astrological Musings Radio.  I want to spend some time on the Chiron/Neptune conjunction and the astrology of North Korea and Iran, and a bit about Michael Jackson as well. You'll have the opportunity to call in with your questions too!

by Lynn HayesMichael Jackson was found dead in his home this afternoon, and paramedics were unable to revive him on the way to the hospital.  We don't know Michael's time of birth, but his astrological chart (born August 29, 1958)...

by Lynn HayesBefore you can have an accurate astrological profile, you must have an accurate date of birth.  In a mundane chart of a nation this gets a little tricky.  What is the moment of birth?  Is it the moment...

by Lynn HayesMercury is moving into position today to form a square to Saturn tomorrow.  Mercury, the Winged Messenger, presides over not only messages and communication but also the way we process our experiences through our conscious awareness.  In Gemini,...

by Lynn HayesThere are several charts floating around for North Korea, and none of them are sourced.  Many astrologers use the August 10, 1945 date.  At midnight on August 10-11 member of the US War Department made the decision to...

In case the Chiron/Neptune conjunction is getting you down, here is some comic relief from Al Yankovic complete with lyrics.  I found this on the Astrology Weekly forum, and the poster there included the lyrics.  Some of the most accurate...

by Lynn HayesI realized although I talked about this on my radio show, I didn't put up a post about the Cancer New Moon.  The past few days have been a particularly powerful time, with the Summer Solstice (with the...

by Lynn HayesRead more about the astrological chart of Steve Jobs and his health issues here.  Apple Inc. has just announced that Steve Jobs had a liver transplant about two months ago and is expected to be back at his...

Thanks to Al for this link to a great video of Rick Levine, one of the founders of the great StarIQ site, who writes the sun sign column for Tarot.com and BeliefNet.  One thing I really like about Rick's "horoscopes"...

Today is the inaugural show of Astrological Musings Radio, and what a day for it!  Summer Solstice, New Moon opposed by Pluto.  The new show is on Blog Talk Radio, and I'll be discussing the kinds of things we talk...

Terry's excellent Astro-Pol blog has a new article on the astrology of Iran, check it out. I've discovered some astrology sites that link to me that I didn't know about and added them to the blogroll, and I found a couple...

by Lynn HayesThe astrological sign of Aquarius rules invention, innovation, and ideas that blow our traditional ways of thinking out of the water, and as we move into the Age of Aquarius our very conception of reality will continue to morph...

Listen to Astrological Musings on Blog Talk Radio Jennifer Hillman has invited me to be a guest on her BBS Radio Show called "Abstract Illusions Radio" tonight.  Tune in at 9 pm Pacific (midnight Eastern - I'll be keeping myself...

by Lynn HayesMost news reports are now speaking of revolution in Iran.  As I wrote a few days ago, transiting Uranus (revolution and sudden change) is passing right over Mars in the chart of the Islamic Republic of Iran.  Nancy...

Barbara Hand Clow was one of the first astrologers to identify the wounding and healing process of Chiron that I work with in my own practice, and I owe her and her excellent work a great deal.  She is doing...

by Lynn HayesArt by Will CascioI'll begin by quoting myself:When planets are retrograde, their influence becomes more subtle; more internalized. It can be more difficult to achieve momentum in the areas over which the planet presides. It may be necessary...

Molly Hall at About Astrology posted a link to Linda Moulton Howe's excellent crop circle site where she compares the latest crop circle to a sigil used by the ancient alchemists. Linda writes:Sigils are codes created for a specific magical...

by Lynn HayesSee my original article here, and the first update here.  David Carradine's third wife, Gail Jensen, has revealed to the National Enquirer that she rescued Carradine in 1984 from an autoerotic asphyxiation episode after finding him "hanging unconscious...

by Lynn HayesMaybe holding elections in Iran on the day that Mercury (communication and information) was in a challenging square to the big Jupiter/Chiron/Neptune conjunction wasn't the best idea. During the past few weeks the opposition candidate, Hussein Moussavi, had...

by Lynn Hayes.  This is written for Eastern time zone - please adjust accordingly for your own part of the world.  You can see the positions of today's planets here.Mercury has now moved out of range of the challenging aspect to...

by Lynn HayesCarrie Prejean's short "career" has already been full of controversy and fodder for the tabloid news.  Carrie is a college senior who was a photo model before she won the runner-up prize in the Miss California Teen pageant...

Ever since 2003 when Mars made its closest approach to Earth in 60,000 years and loomed large in the sky with its glorious red shine, every August our email boxes fill with well-meaning messages from friends determined to inform us...

by Lynn HayesHere is a great article from one of my favorites, Liz Greene, whose work informed much of my own early work.  In it she quotes Alexander Ruperti, one of the earliest holistic astrologers:''There is not one Astrology with...

Dharmaruci has been following the saga of Gordon Brown from the beginning, and he has an article up from Sunday that reviews the charts not only of Brown but also of the New Labour Party and draws some interesting conclusions....

by Lynn HayesMercury is moving quickly through Taurus and today it forms a challenging square to the triple conjunction of Jupiter, Chiron and Aquarius. Mercury is the processor of our experiences; it digests the stuff of our daily existence and converts...

Deirdre has a great article today on the upcoming eclipses this summer:Although we have a month to go, I consider eclipse season to be in full swing now. The June 8 lunation opened a door to some specific geometry: 17°+...

by Lynn Hayes.  This is written for Eastern time zone - please adjust accordingly for your own part of the world.  You can see the positions of today's planets here. Venus entered Taurus on Friday. Taurus is one of the signs...

by Lynn HayesRead the original article here.  You read it here first: When I put up the post on Thursday afternoon about Carradine's death, speculating that the likely cause of Carradine's death was autoerotic asphyxiation, a Google search turned up...

Some conspiracy theoriest speculate that crop circles are being made by satellite transmitters that have been programmed with mind control messages.  That seems rather far out until you read this:The 2009 crop circle 'season' started with abundance and now looks...

by Lynn HayesDavid Carradine was found dead today in his hotel room in Bangkok where he was shooting his latest film "Stretch."  Carradine was found naked with a rope around his deck.  He was 72.The minute I heard about this, intuitively...

by Lynn Hayes.  This is written for Eastern time zone - please adjust accordingly for your own part of the world.  You can see the positions of today's planets here. I've been a bit overwhelmed lately and the Daily Skywatch has...

by Lynn HayesThere are a lot of different astrological charts for the United States floating around out there, but the one most commonly used, and the one I prefer, is called the Sibley chart which has Sagittarius rising.  The rising...

by Lynn HayesWith the furor over gay marriage and health care reform taking precedence over the past few years, the battle over abortion has faded into the backdrop of American society.  But just as the conjunction of Chiron and Neptune...

I apologize to those of you who await the Daily Skywatch only to be disappointed not to have seen it lately.  Writing a daily forecast plus keeping up with the news is a greater task than I anticipated but as...